My first week at UCLA, someone handed me a flyer encouraging me to register for sorority recruitment. I signed up without any expectations, deciding to explore how Greek life could potentially supplement my first year of college. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 21, 11:06 pm
Submission: Fraternities must prioritize transparency, accountability, safety
Editorials, Opinion
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January 21, 10:10 pm
Editorial: State needs to allocate stable funding for UC to prevent tuition hike
Nothing is more certain for University of California students than tuition hikes. Almost every year, students watch as UC administrators and state politicians scramble to negotiate state funding to avoid raising tuition fees. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 18, 10:33 pm
Emily Merz: Marijuana license regulations necessary for new recreational market
UCLA students are in luck: Los Angeles is set to have the nation’s largest cannabis market this year, according to the Los Angeles Times. While students can easily and legally purchase marijuana now, there are a slew of regulations that make its legalization more complicated than a trip to a local dispensary. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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January 18, 7:23 pm
Editorial: Ban on in-house fraternity events with alcohol must be made permanent
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 9:43 p.m. Fraternity parties are a fixture of college life. And sexual violence is a fixture of fraternity parties. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 17, 10:44 pm
Puvali Chatterjee: Registrar’s Office course descriptions should be more thorough
Picture yourself: It’s 2 a.m. in the middle of winter quarter, and your nerves are as mushy as the banana from Bruin Plate you forgot in your bag yesterday. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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January 17, 10:42 pm
Submission: Former USAC EVP Rafi Sands reflects on time in campus politics
Running for the Undergraduate Students Association Council was the best experience of my college career. That’s not something you’d expect to hear from many. Like many political things, student government elections get painted in an overwhelmingly negative light. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 16, 11:47 pm
Tabatha Lewis: UCLA must require explanatory module before students pay or waive UC SHIP
Imagine this: You wake up one morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with alcohol poisoning because you didn’t follow the “one drink per hour” rule from the alcohol module that UCLA has incoming students finish before they come to campus. Read more...